Streats, 8 November 2001
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Title Section17 2001-11-08 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200117 words
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1 MILLION
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207 2001-11-08 1 -AFP ONE MILLION that’s the number of new jobs Japan plans to create over three years. The country is to adopt a special budget which features a “social safety net” and creates the new jobs. About 350 billion yen ($5.3 billion) out of a safety-AFP - 207 words
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Article170 2001-11-08 1 -AFP ONE MILLION more Jews that’s the number Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to bring to Israel. Mr Sharon told Britain’s Guardian newspaper: “We are planning now to bring another one million Jews to Israel.” Such a huge wave of Jewish immigration would-AFP - 170 words
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200 2001-11-08 1 – Deepa Vijiyasingam - Deepa Vijiyasingam ONE MILLION dollars. That’s roughly how much former Raffles Town Club director Dennis Foo will have to cough up in unpaid taxes and penalties. Foo, dubbed Mr Europa, pleaded guilty yesterday to five charges of filing incorrect tax returns on interest-free loans200 words
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morning rush
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Article85 2001-11-08 1 -AP WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve dropped a key interest rate to its lowest level in 40 years as it battled a possible deep recession. The Fed on Tuesday slashed its federal funds rate, the key benchmark for overnight loans, by a half-point to-AP - 85 words
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Article66 2001-11-08 1 Reuters DOHA Security guards shot dead a Qatari man after he opened fire yesterday on an airbase used by US warplanes, a Qatari security source and diplomats said. The shooting alarmed trade officials arriving for the key five-day meeting of the World Trade Organisation, which starts in Doha– Reuters - 66 words
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Article, Illustration417 2001-11-08 2 ADAM HASHIDY - She was alone in flat by ADAM HASHIDY SHE died yesterday morning on the anniversary of her husband’s death. Madam Tjhai Njoek Jin, 81, perished in a fire at her fifthstorey three-room flat at Blk 95, Old Airport Road. It is the second fire in417 words
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Article200 2001-11-08 2 COMPANIES could receive some guidance on wages soon. The National Wages Council is likely to meet to discuss how firms can deal with wage costs amid the worsening recession. Labour chief Lim Boon Heng said yesterday: “The intent is to keep as many jobs as200 words
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Article264 2001-11-08 3 Thugs escaped as scared passengers kept mum when quizzed by staff A GROUP of men attacked and verbally abused passengers on a northbound MRT train on Monday night. At around 11pm, as the train approached Yishun MRT station, a Sri Lankan passenger was physically assaulted by264 words
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Article, Illustration95 2001-11-08 3 YOU can look forward to vibrantly coloured train carriages when the Sengkang light rail train (LRT) commences operation at the end of next year. The first carriage for the LRT Was received from Japan in July. It boasts the basic colour scheme of blue-and-white with95 words
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186 2001-11-08 3 DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM - by DEEPAVIJIYASINGAM A FORMER friend just stood by at his home as 43-year-old Mr Mohamed Salim Mohamed Ali was battered with weapons and fists by four men, a court heard yesterday. Two of the attackers, Ameer Hamja Shaik Fareed, 37, and Mohd Hanafi Alladin,186 words
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244 2001-11-08 3 ZUBAIDAH NAZEER - BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER CHANGI is the first airport in the world to install an intelligent network server that automatically changes its settings for either your laptop or your personal digital assistant (PDA). And the bonus is that accessing the Internet through the server,244 words
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Article, Illustration114 2001-11-08 3 onekindact Ghanshyam Kumar I'd given up hope of getting it back, nine days after I lost my wallet, which was a gift and contained valuable cards and cash. The following day, I got a call from Ang Mo Kio interchange SBS staff saying that my wallet and its114 words
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Article142 2001-11-08 4 Just a minute The Ministry of Manpower's Singapore Learning Festival, on until Nov 25, offers a free English workshop tomorrow 7-Bpm at the MDIS Lifelong Learning Centre, 96 Somerset Rd, UOL Bldg #l5-02. Call Yasmin at 278-8000. Stressed by work and neglecting your health? Get some tips142 words
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Article, Illustration387 2001-11-08 4 KHUSHWANT SINGH - Awards for model workers by KHUSHWANT SINGH Bizlink honours people who have risen above their handicaps STANDING only 1.2 m tall because of a spinal disability, Ms Molly Ho Soi Kuen found it hard to get a job. But when she was picked to bePic: Wu Lifer> - 387 words
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Article, Illustration66 2001-11-08 4 Our weather girl says It's going to get chilly today, so a cardigan will come in handy. Expect showers with thunder and gusty winds in the early morning over most areas. Temperatures will range from 24°C to 31 °C, and high tide will hit 2.7 m at 3.07 pm. November’sPic: Wu Lifen - 66 words
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164 2001-11-08 6 Reuters BEIJING A man decapitated and scalped a woman, then cooked her facial flesh because he lusted for her long hair, a police official said yesterday. Ethnic Korean Piao Yongzhi, 40, cut off the head of 29-year-old Shi Wanxia– Reuters - 164 words
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257 2001-11-08 7 Reuters JAKARTA The World Bank has warned Indonesia it has till May to show it’s serious about economic reforms. Mr Jemaluddin Kassum, the bank’s vice-president for the East Asia and Pacific region, told 200 donors and– Reuters - 257 words
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166 2001-11-08 7 -AP MANILA At least 66 people were killed and 57 were missing as torrential rains spawned flash floods in the Philippines and sent volcanic boulders crashing down into villages, officials said. A four-hour downpour from tropical storm 'Lingling triggered pre-dawn floods yesterday on Camiguin,-AP - 166 words
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Article164 2001-11-08 7 -AFP LONDON Sheep may have the reputation for being woolly-brained, but researchers say they have a good memory and may even get emotional when they spot a familiar face. British scientists at Babraham Institute, Cambridge, trained 20 sheep to make their way round a maze so-AFP - 164 words
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Article125 2001-11-08 7 -AFP MANILA Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos has started receiving a military pension despite doubts about her husband’s role in World War 11. Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes yesterday gave cheques for 46,500 pesos ($1,630) to Mrs Marcos, who turned the handover into a drama, saying-AFP - 125 words
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WAR
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the frontline
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Article330 2001-11-08 8 Fighters to carryout kamikaze attacks using gliders and machine propelled vehicles Squads will wait for US forces near likely targets THETaleban has raised a suicide squads to strike attacking US forces. The suicide squads, known as fidayeen, includes Afghans and non-Afghan fighters, Pakistan’s Frontier Post newspaper said yesterday,330 words
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Article159 2001-11-08 8 Wire services WASHINGTON The US has doubled the number of special forces inside Afghanistan, Mr Donald Rumsfeld said on TUesday. More are preparing to go in when the weather improves, the secretary of state said. Bad weather, including freezing rain that keeps helicopters from flying– Wire services - 159 words
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Article, Illustration189 2001-11-08 8 'Hit and run' tactics seek to wear down Taleban patience and invite defections WASHINGTON A month after the war began, US military strategy in Afghanistan is settling into a hit-and-run campaign designed to exhaust Taleban patience. In Pentagon doctrine, it’s an “asymmetric” style of warfarePic: Reuters - 189 words
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Article44 2001-11-08 8 —Reuters The Taleban has executed Izzatullah, nephew of slain former mujahideen commander Abdul Haq, and handed his body to relatives, a relative said yesterday. Abdul Haq,a supporter of former King Zahir Shah, was executed by the Taleban late last month. —Reuters—Reuters - 44 words
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the backroom
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Article, Illustration305 2001-11-08 9 US officials probing Laden family were told to stop -AFP LONDON US agents investigating Osama bin Laden’s relatives before Sept 11 were told to back off after Mr George W Bush became president, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Mr Bush had a number of connections with the Bin-AFP - 305 words
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186 2001-11-08 9 Wire services WASHINGTON The FBI has no idea who is behind the anthrax attacks that have killed four people so far. The admission, from FBI Deputy Assistant Director James Caruso at a Senate hearing, has triggered a firestorm among lawmakers, some of whom had to– Wire services - 186 words
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war diary
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Article48 2001-11-08 9 US warplanes launched intense attacks on Taleban positions in and around Kandahar yesterday. Warplanes also bombed behind Taleban positions near Kabul to allow opposition troops to advance. Witnesses saw AC-130 gunships flying over Kandahar. Targets in mountains near Kandahar and the Bagram air base were struck.48 words
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Article53 2001-11-08 9 THE Northern Alliance yesterday said it was advancing towards the key northern town of Mazar-e-Sharif. Its troops have entered the district of Sholgera, about 60km south west of Mazar-e-Sharif. On Tuesday, it said it had won control of three other districts. A Taleban official said its forces were53 words
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Article41 2001-11-08 9 Pakistan has told the Taleban ambassador to stop giving press conferences. The Dawn said the foreign ministry summoned Ambassador Abdul Salam Zaeefon Tuesday and told him to stop the briefings. The conferences have become a huge media draw.41 words
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easy STREATS
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Stephanei @ the movies
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Article, Illustration510 2001-11-08 11 Twin Jets fuel this laugh-out-loud B-grader The One Directed by: James Wong Starring: Jet Li, Delroy Linda, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham LISTENING to Jet Li speak English is a surprisingly painless event. And I would gladly attribute that to the laugh-out-loud lines he510 words
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Article217 2001-11-08 11 1 I7!Tfj77TfI7!TTSm ffj yjM Is this movie The One that will seal Jet Li's status as bona fide Hollywood action hero, or will he have to wait for another one? Find out what reviewers and readers are saying about his latest film (Jet) Li, as always, kicks and217 words
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Article, Illustration230 2001-11-08 12 HIS face is that of the adored boy wizard Harry Potter on the big screen. But, Daniel Radcliffe, 12, says: “Outside the set, I lead a totally normal life. I rarely get recognised.” That’s all certain to change fast as legions of adoring fans readPicAP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration126 2001-11-08 12 NICOLE Kidman has refused to do jk nude scenes for her new movie -X The Hours. k Instead she will be seen Swearing a “nude suit”, AnaI nova reported. I The skin-tight, skin-coloured f suit was custom-made by a wetsuit manufacturer. It makes Kidman appearPic Reuters - 126 words
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Article, Illustration150 2001-11-08 12 CAN'T get enough of Korean stars Song Seung Hun and Song Hae Gyo in tear-jerker Autumn in My Heart? Then good news for you. The pretty pair look set to be a couple again in the Hongkong movie Virtual TVvilight 2, Hongkong’s The Sun reported yesterday.150 words
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channel scan
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Today's must-see TV...
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Article54 2001-11-08 12 9pm, TV Works The Solomons’ supreme commander arrives with a troubled marriage to Vicki and a surprise: he’s in love. Harry summons up the courage to ask police recruit Janice Out on a real date; and Sally is convinced Alissa is dumping Tommy. This episode54 words
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Article41 2001-11-08 12 7pm, Channel U Ada gets An a job with a famous movie art director and An has to cancel his Japan trip with Joan. Matters get complicated when Ada cries on An’s shoulder because she misses her ex-boyfriend.41 words
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Article25 2001-11-08 12 10pm, Channel 5 A demon is making people the embodiment the deadly sins. Phoebe becomes lust, Piper becomes gluttony, Prue pride and Leo sloth.25 words
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Article, Illustration401 2001-11-08 13 DIANA SER - by\ DIANA SER WHEN Chinese heavenly queen NaYing walked into the cafe at the Fullerton Hotel yesterday, all eyes were on her flat, green shoes. They did not go with the rest of her ensemble: lilac, chiffon blouse and~ Pic: Lianhgmanbao - 401 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-11-08 15 LOOKING at Taiwanese R&B prince Jay Chou, you’d never think he was y-front challenged. But this singer and budding composer does not like to wear underwear. Jay admitted he had developed the habit of not wearing briefs around three years ago. “I don’t wear underwear because123 words
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easyStreats sports
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Article, Illustration464 2001-11-08 16 Wire services NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS San Antonio Spurs 104 Orlando Magic 89 SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio Spurs has a new starting point guard, and the early results were positive. Tony Parker (right), a 19-year-old firstround draft choice from France, took over the starting playmaker’s– Wire services - 464 words
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Article, Illustration436 2001-11-08 17 y Fergie's fall-out with his Ginger Prince LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson (right) knows better than most that, if a thoroughbred horse runs below par, the first person you turn to for answers is the trainer. The analogy with Fergie’s second sport sprang up after Manchester436 words
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SOCCER
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Article84 2001-11-08 18 LONDON Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called on World Cup co-host South Korea to stop its people mistreating and eating dogs. His appeal came after thousands of letters from members of the public, especially from Britain and the US, poured into Fifa headquarters. South Korea84 words
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Article124 2001-11-08 18 Reuters ROME Roberto Baggio’s hopes of playing in next year’s World Cup suffered a blow on Tuesday when tests showed the veteran striker had seriously damaged ligaments and would be out for the next two months, Ansa news agency said. Baggio, joint top scorer in– Reuters - 124 words
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Article53 2001-11-08 18 JURONG Football Club will be conducting trials for its Centre of Excellence (COE) under-16 and under-18 squads. The trials will be on Nov 12 from 3pm to 7pm at Yung Ho soccer field (next to the Kentucky Fried Chicken). For more details, call Tel: 566-767253 words
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Article, Illustration508 2001-11-08 18 LONDON A novice in international terms, Sven Goran Eriksson (left) would be advised to study the experiences of Bobby Robson as the Swede prepares his resurgent England squad for next year’s World Cup in Korea and Japan. Sixty-nine-year-old RobsonPic: Reuters - 508 words
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Article195 2001-11-08 18 LONDON Diving is only a yellow-card offence in the English Premiership. But players who dive or feign injury at next summer’s World Cup finals will be sent off. Football’s world governing body Fifa wants cheats to be punished severely at the World Cup, BBC online reported.195 words
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Article, Illustration561 2001-11-08 19 Tan Kim Han - Tanjong Pagar defender is best player of the season V 'Tan Kim Han HE'S seldom in the spotlight. As a defender, Daniel Bennett is often in the shadows of dashing strikers, visionary midfielders and acrobatic goalkeepers. But the Tanjong Pagar United star emerged from the shellFix: Francis Lee - 561 words
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Miscellaneous322 2001-11-08 14 The story today... Not a drop of the delicacy flows out of the bowl as Jiang Biehe's palm cuts through the solid wood table. Xuan is stunned. His forceful fists will surely upset the bowl. He is going to lose the wager. The bet turns out to be a ploy.322 words
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Miscellaneous40 2001-11-08 18 Inthelivingroom SOCCER: South American World Cup qualifier: Bolivia v Brazil (Super Sports Ch22,Bam). GOLF: European PGA Tour: Volvo Masters Andalucia, Day 2 (Super Sports Plus Ch2o,9pm). DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: South American World Cup qualifier: Colombia v Chile (Super Sports Ch22,loam).40 words
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